Health science courses are concerned with fundamental issues in human health and disease and are, therefore, interdisciplinary in both scope and content. They have been designed not only for students anticipating careers in medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, medical technology, physical therapy, cytotechnology, and numerous other health care professions and services, but for all students interested in individual and community health, the clinical and paramedical arts, and the biomedical sciences. Health sciences courses are listed under two designations: 1) Health Sciences; 2) other disciplines.
Health Science Courses
- Health Sciences
- 195 Special Topics
- 201 Living Well: Health and Disability
- 325 Clinical Issues in Geriatrics
- 326 Geriatric Practicum
- 327 Montana Gerontology Society Meeting
- 389 Recent Advances in Clinical Medicine
- 395 Special Topics
- 495 Special Topics
- Athropology
- 265N Human Sexuality
- 267N Human Genetics
- 343S Culture and Population
- 388 Native American Health and Healing
- 444 Culture, Health and Healing
- Health and Human Performance
- 184 Personal Health and Wellness
- 236N Nutrition
- Microbiology
- 106N Elementary Microbiology
- 107N Elementary Microbiology Laboratory
- 302 Medical Microbiology
- Social Work
- 322S Explorations in Gerontology
- 423 Addiction Studies
- Pharmacy
- 110N Use and Abuse of Drugs
- 324 Medicinal Plants
- 395 Indian Health Issues
- 423 Drug Induced Malnutrition
- Philosophy
- 421E Medical Ethics
Courses
U = for undergraduate credit only, UG = for undergraduate or graduate credit, G = for graduate credit. R after the credit indicates the course may be repeated for credit to the maximum indicated after the R. Credits beyond this maximum do not count toward a degree.
Health Sciences (HS)
U 195 Special Topics Variable cr. (R-6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
U 201 Living Well: Health and Disability 2 cr. Offered autumn and spring. The development and implementation of exercise programs for individuals with physical disabilities or chronic illness.
U 295 Special Topics Variable cr. (R-6) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one-time offerings of current topics.
U 320 American Indian Health Issues 2 cr. Offered spring. Same as PHAR 320. An overview of the health issues, health care delivery and payment that affect American Indians.
UG 325 Clinical Issues in Geriatrics 2 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., junior standing or consent of instr. An interdisciplinary seminar featuring didactic presentation and clinical demonstration of the assessment and management of health and social issues of older persons.
U 326 Geriatric Practicum 1-3 cr. (R-3) Offered spring. Prereq., HS 325. Service learning experience in geriatrics in a setting compatible with the student=s major and interests.
U 327 Montana Gerontology Society Meeting 1 cr. (R-3) Offered spring. Attendance and participation in the Montana Gerontology Society meeting held annually in April.
U 389 Recent Advances in Clinical Medicine 1 cr. (R-3) Offered spring. Prereq., junior or senior standing. Weekly presentations throughout the semester by local clinical medical practitioners describing in non technical terms recent advances in their specialities.
U 395 Special Topics Variable cr. (R-12) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
UG 430 Health Aspects of Aging 3 cr. Offered spring. Same as HHP and SW 430. Overview of the health aspects of aging in the United States including biological theories of aging, normal physiological changes associated with aging systems, common pathological problems associated with aging, cultural and ethnic differences in the health of elders, health promotion and healthy aging, and the health care continuum of care for older persons.
UG 495 Special Topics Variable cr. (R-12) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
Public Health
Kari Harris, Acting Chair
The public health program is an interdisciplinary program that offers the Master of Public Health degree and a public health certificate. The program is designed to prepare public health practitioners to address the challenges of rural and global health issues. Distance learning technology is used to allow working professionals to participate. This program addresses current and forecasted needs for graduate education in public health. Its focus on rural population health problems assists in promoting improvement in the health of the people of Montana and throughout the world.
Special Degree Requirements
For the M.P.H. degree, all students must successfully complete 36 graduate credits. The following core courses are required:
- PUBH 510 Introduction to Epidemiology
- PUBH 520 Fundamentals of Biostatistics
- PUBH 530 U.S. Healthcare System and Policy
- PUBH 540 Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health
- PUBH 550 Community-Based Research
- PUBH 560 Environmental and Rural Health
- PUBH 580 Rural Health Issues in a Global Context
- PUBH 599 Professional Paper or Portfolio
Electives offered by other departments may be used to create a plan of study that tailors the learning experience to the needs of the student.
Courses
U = for undergraduate credit only, UG = for undergraduate or graduate credit, G = for graduate credit. R after the credit indicates the course may be repeated for credit to the maximum indicated after the R. Credits beyond this maximum do not count toward a degree.
Public Health (PUBH)
G 510 Introduction to Epidemiology 3 cr. Offered autumn. Principles and methods of epidemiologic investigation, descriptive and analytic epidemiology techniques, disease frequency, risk determination, study designs, causality, and validity.
G 520 Fundamental of Biostatistics 3 cr. Offered spring. Parametric and nonparametric methods. Data collection, storage, retrieval, transformation, analysis and interpretation. Applications for biomedical sciences.
G 530 U.S. Healthcare System and Policy 3 cr. Offered autumn. The U.S. healthcare system including the rural system. Organization, management, evaluation, and finance. Federal and state policy.
G 540 Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health 3 cr. Offered spring. Behavioral and social factors relevant to the identification and solution of public health problems, principles of health behavior change, applications, and assessment of interventions.
G 550 Community-Based Health Research 3 cr. Offered summer. Prerreq., PUBH 510 or equiv. and consent of instr. Historical, conceptual, values, ethics, and socio-cultural aspects of community-based research, building partnerships, working with diverse populations, developing a research proposal and participatory evaluation.
G 560 Environmental and Rural Health 3 cr. Offered autumn Relationship of people to their physical environment, how this relationship impacts health, and efforts to minimize negative health effects.
G 580 Rural Health Issues in a Global Context 3 cr. Offered summer. Prereq., 15 core credits and consent of instr. Analysis of public-health themes. Focus on rural concerns and transnational influences. Includes human rights, health equity, mobile and vulnerable populations, and transnational competence.
G 595 Special Topics Variable cr. (R-12) Offered intermittently. Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
G 599 Professional Paper 3 cr. Offered every term.
Faculty
Professors
- Peter Koehn, Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1973 (Political Science)
- K. Ann Sondag, Ph.D., Southern Illinois, Carbondale, 1988 (Health and Human Performance)
- Willard O. Granath, Ph.D., Wake Forest University, 1982 (Biological Sciences)
Associate Professors
- Ann Cook, Ph.D., The University of Montana, 2001 (Research, Psychology)
- Janet L. Finn, Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1995 (Social Work and Anthropology)
- Christine Fiore, Ph.D., University of Rhode Island, 1990 (Psychology)
- Kari Harris, Ph.D., The University of Kansas, 1998; M.P.H., The University of Kansas Medical Center, 1997 (Acting Chair)
- Elizabeth A. Putman, Ph.D., University of Texas-Houston, 1989 (Biomedical and Pharmacetuical Sciences)
- Jean T. Carter, Ph.D., The University of Arizona, 1997; Pharm.D., The University of Arizona, 1993 (Pharmacy Practice)
Assistant Professor
- Curtis Noonan, Ph.D., Colorado State University, 2000 (Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacy Practice)
- Robin Saha, Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2002 (Environmental Studies)
Adjunct
- Larry White, M.H.A., (College of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences)